Stop Ruining My Childhood!
A sometimes nostalgic, sometimes cynical look back at pop culture. Join us as we revisit movies, cartoons, and live-action TV of the 80s and 90s, and ask the question, ”Does this hold up? Or did I just ruin my childhood?”
Episodes
Just when you thought graduation meant it was time to say goodbye to Bayside… meet the new class.
This week, we continue our trip through the Saved by the Bell universe with Saved by the Bell: The New Class. We talk about how the show came to be, its attempts to recreate the magic of the original with a new group of Bayside students, and the many familiar plots and character types t...
How did Saved by the Bell become one of the most iconic teen shows of the ’90s? Well, first it had to fail as a completely different show.
This week, we go back to the beginning with Good Morning, Miss Bliss, the short-lived Disney Channel series that introduced Zack Morris, Screech, Lisa Turtle, and Mr. Belding before everyone inexplicably packed up and moved from Indiana to California. We talk about the show’s strange...
This week on Stop Ruining My Childhood, we’re not leaving the bar after just one round.
After revisiting the 1989 Patrick Swayze classic, Steve and Megan jump ahead to Road House (2024) to see what happens when a cult favorite gets a modern makeover.
Does the new Road House capture any of the ridiculous charm that made the original so much fun? Does it stand on its own? And mos...
WORKING 9 TO 5… WHAT A WAY TO MAKE A LIVING!
For our Labor Day Special, Steve and Megan are punching the clock and heading back to 1980 to revisit the workplace comedy 9 to 5, starring Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dabney Coleman.
Welcome to Consolidated Companies, where Franklin Hart Jr. is the kind of boss who makes you wonder whether getting fired might actually be a...
This week, we revisit the original Road House, starring Patrick Swayze, Sam Elliott, Kelly Lynch, and Ben Gazzara, with behind-the-scenes fun facts, strange history, and a surprisingly contentious debate over just how well this movie holds up.
Road House (1989) is one of the most gloriously over-the-top action movies of the ’80s—but there’s a lot more behind Patrick Swayze’s bar-brawling cult classic than fl...
By the Power of Grayskull…we're going back to Eternia!
Last episode, Stop Ruining My Childhood revisited Masters of the Universe (1987)—Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, the Cosmic Key and that strangely long vacation from Eternia—and handed the movie a C-.
Now it's time to see what nearly 40 years and a new generation can do with He-Man.
Masters of the Universe (1987) gave us Dolph Lundgren as He-Man, Frank Langella as Skeletor, almost none of the characters we knew from the cartoon and toys, and a production so troubled that Cannon Films literally ran out of money before they finished making it. What could possibly go wrong?
This week, we're revisiting the live-action He-Man and the Masters of the Universe movie and the absolutely insane story of how it made it to...
Little House on the Prairie (2026): Books, History & a Brand-New Laura Ingalls
A new Little House on the Prairie has arrived—but how does Netflix's 2026 adaptation compare to the books, the beloved television series, and the real lives of the Ingalls family?
In this episode, we dig into the new series and the many versions of Little House that came...
This week, we’ll be reviewing the new Netflix remake of Little House on the Prairie! To get ready for that exciting episode, we’re revisiting our review of the beloved 70s and 80s TV series. We have all new trivia and fun facts to start the episode.
Then, we discuss all things Little House! We start with our snack review and dive into the history of maple sugar candy. Why was it popular during the Pioneer Days? When did...
Does the new Supergirl soar... or does it ruin our childhood?
In this episode, we take a deep dive into both the 1984 cult classic starring Helen Slater and the brand-new 2026 film. We begin with the production history behind each movie, explore how both versions compare to the DC comics, and discuss the creative choices that shaped Supergirl's journey to the screen.
Stop Ruining My Childhood Season 3, Episode 1– Supergirl (1984)
This week, we're revisiting 1984's Supergirl! Before diving into our full scene-by-scene recap and review, we share our memories of the film, fun behind-the-scenes facts, how the movie changed a disastrous number of times during production, why the famous aerial ballet sequences were cut, and how we got some of the strangest food product tie-ins of the 1980s incl...
Hi Everyone! We're excited to bring you this sneak preview of Megan's other podcast, The Pop Culture Pantry! Over on The Pop Culture Pantry, you can join Megan and Karen as they take little deep dives across the decades and discover the exciting connections between food, history, and pop culture trends. We’ll talk about celebrity cookbooks, TV tie-ins, forgotten brand names, community collections and everything in between! An...
Hi Everyone,
We are back! We'll be revisiting the movies, cartoons, and live-action TV of the 80s and 90s and comparing them to the reboots, remakes, sequels, prequels, and remixes of today! We hope you join us!
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For this year's Easter episode, we have our friend Hannah as a guest to discuss The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, a British children's television drama first broadcast by the BBC in 1988.
Based on the 1950 novel by C.S. Lewis, Lucy, Edmund, Peter, and Susan Pevensie travel to a magical land through a forgotten wardrobe. Narnia is the home of the great lion Aslan. During his long absence, his arch-enemy, the evil White Witch pla...
We are starting our look into the 1980s! This week, Megan reviews Bosom Buddies. She was particularly surprised to learn that the show was not a TV rip-off of the Oscar-award winning film, Tootsie.
Bosom Buddies was an American television sitcom starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari. It aired on Thursday nights for two seasons on ABC from 1980-1982 and in reruns on NBC in 1984 after Tom Hanks appeared in Splash....
This week, we have Karen back on as a guest! Karen and Megan talk about the original Mickey Mouse Club, which debuted in 1955. Karen shares her memories of running home to watch all the fun, singing, and serial adventure stories like Spin and Marty and The Hardy Boys. Then, we talk about The All-New Mickey Mouse Club, which debuted in 1989. Megan shares her memories of watching the show with her cousins after school. And we briefly...
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles is the classic Thanksgiving comedy directed by John Hughes, starring Steve Martin and John Candy. Control freak Neal Page (Steve Martin) is trying to get home to Chicago to spend Thanksgiving with his wife and kids. After missing a cab (stolen by Kevin Bacon,) his flight is rerouted to a distant city in Kansas because of a freak snowstorm, and his sanity begins to fray. Worse yet, he is forced...
Happy Holidays everyone! It's Friendsgiving time, and that means we finally rewatch Friends! Friends was an NBC sitcom created by Marta Kauffman and David Crane, which ran for 10 seasons from 1994-2004. The show starred 6 actors who were relatively unknown at the time and launched them almost immediately into superstardom.
Known for their extravagant Thanksgiving episodes, Friends became a bit of a divisive show, with some people l...
Darkwing Duck was an animated superhero comedy show that ran on the Disney Channel and ABC from 1991-1992. Part of the "Disney Block" of afterschool shows, it followed Duck Tales and was often thought to be a spin-off of that beloved show.
In his secret identity of Drake Mallard, Darkwing Duck lives in an unassuming suburban house with his adopted daughter Gosalyn. He solves crimes with the help of Gosalyn, side-kic...
Don't expose them to the light. Don't get them wet. And no matter what, don't feed them after midnight! We are reviewing Gremlins this Halloween! And subbing in for Steve, we have Megan's brother Tim, who was also part of our 50th episode extravaganza.
Gremlins is a comedy-horror film. It was written by Chris Columbus, directed by Joe Dante, and produced by Steven Spielberg. Starring Zach Galligan and Phoebe Cates, we fo...
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